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MoBand 2017 Coming June 8!

MoBand 2017 Coming June 8!

MoBand is Coming! By Chris Murphy The time has come Modesto! Summer is here and it is time for the biggest party all summer long. Picture this; a big brass band, a bandshell, a park, with food, drink, wine, and fun sounds like the perfect evening. Add to this 3,000 of your best friends, blankets, […]

InterView – John Sanders – 2017 Legend of the Cruise

InterView – John Sanders – 2017 Legend of the Cruise

InterView By Chris Murphy John Sanders 2017 American Graffiti Car Show Parade Grand Marshall and Legend of the Cruise The spirit of American Graffiti in Modesto would not be alive today without John Sanders. John was part of Modesto’s beginning car culture in the 1950’s. Not only that, he has worked hard to continue the […]

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Graffiti Summer 2017 Schedule

Graffiti Summer 2017 Schedule

Graffiti Summer 2017 By Chris Murphy Graffiti Summer is here! Where were you in ’62? Where were you in ’47? Where were you in ’53 ’65, ’79, ’83 or ’92? Modesto has an amazing history. No matter where you go, or what current events happen, one thing sets Modesto apart from every city in the […]

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Big View- Exciting Graffiti Summer Highlights

Big View- Exciting Graffiti Summer Highlights

Summer 2017 Highlights www.graffitisummer.com This is the month to get our your poodle skirts and saddle shoes, leather jackets, slick back your hair, polish the chrome and get into gear. People from all over the world will be heading to Modesto to experience a slice of ModestoCana served up during Graffiti Summer. There are some […]

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GreetingsView – I Love Graffiti Summer!

GreetingsView – I Love Graffiti Summer!

Greetings Modesto Friends, I look forward to Graffiti Summer every year. We are just coming off our May the 4th Star Wars day celebration. Characters from all over the galaxy came to celebrate. So now we go from one George Lucas hit to another. There is so much energy in our community as the classic […]

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2017 Legend of the Cruise Bobby Gaines

2017 Legend of the Cruise Bobby Gaines

Bobby Gains Downey High – 1962 Robert N Gains has one of the best reputations for making the cars of the Modesto Graffiti era go as fast as possible. Born in Missouri, he came to Modesto in 1949, attending Orville Wright, LaLoma and Downey. His dad had Gaines Texaco on Yosemite. Bobby worked at the […]

Legend – Rick Walker

Legend – Rick Walker

Rick Walker – Al’s Furniture Downey High School – 1969 Rick Walker got the automotive bug from his grandfather Bill Walker. He was an LA Mechanic with this own shop grinding cams for famous racers. He got a ¼ midget when he was six and raced it at Playland on Kansas. “When I was growing […]

2017 Legends of the Cruise – Modesto Throttlers

2017 Legends of the Cruise – Modesto Throttlers

Modesto Throttlers This legendary car club is alive, well and racing. This club was there at the birth of our car culture. Founded in 1949 with club bylaws as old as 1952, it was the second car club in our read and it is still active today. At the time, the other car club was […]

2017 Legend of the Cruise – Worth Weldon

2017 Legend of the Cruise – Worth Weldon

Worth Weldon Modesto High – 1955 By Dawn Brinkhaus, Daughter “He never had a favorite car, he loved all of them” Worth Weldon went to Modesto high school and graduated in 1995. He had a passion for cars his entire life. He had a collection of amazing cool cars, and he loved racing, and even […]

2017 Legends of the Cruise – Big Jon Enberg

2017 Legends of the Cruise – Big Jon Enberg

“Big Jon” Enberg Modesto High – 1953 “Big Jon” Enberg moved to Modesto as a teenager. He graduated from Modesto High School in 1953 and attended Modesto Junior College. He was a good student and played football for both schools. Big Jon was part of the local “hot rod” scene. He was the youngest member […]

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HistoryView –  Save The Lions!

HistoryView – Save The Lions!

HistoryView: Save the 7th St Lions Publisher’s Note: ModestoView promotes planning for the future by respecting and celebrating the past. This month, we combine our Design View and HistoryView with an beautiful piece by Gavin Bruce. The 7th St Bridge is slated for demolition to be replaced with a basic structure, but we can still […]

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PerformingView

PerformingView

A Time to Perform in June By Kaye Osborn and the ViewCrew Hot summer nights are here! Time to embrace our rich past with classic cars, concerts in the park, and of course, attending a theatrical production. There are summer camps for children available in music, drama, art and writing: Hutton’s Hamlet Music in Oakdale, […]

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RockabillyView- Rods and Rockabilly

RockabillyView- Rods and Rockabilly

RockabillyView By Jennifer Allsup Graffiti Rods N’ Rockabilly Graffiti is now well on its’ way in Modesto, the home of the American Graffiti Movie and home to George Lucas as a young man. We have been paying tribute to Graffiti in Modesto for many, many years. Some events are all old school car shows and […]

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AllAgesView – 50 Years Ago Today

AllAgesView – 50 Years Ago Today

AllAgesView By Leia Johnson It was 50 years ago today, Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play! The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ is ranked by Rolling Stone Magazine as the #1 album of all time…and it’s birthday is June 1st 1967! In the spirit of retrospect, I will be spending my summer […]

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PrideView – June is Pride Month Modesto

PrideView – June is Pride Month Modesto

Pride Month By: Jo Sisemore June is national Pride month! Join MoPRIDE, Inc. and the Central Valley Pride Center for our annual Pride in the Park on June 17th as we celebrate the past, present, and future of the Central Valley LGBTQ community. For the first time ever, Pride in the Park will be held […]

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